An interesting story. It is amazing how an incident that seems so small, having his pants pulled down and girls laughing when he was a kid, ended up messing up his sexual confidence. There might be more behind it. Interesting that there is an actual a service that helps people in that situation to overcome their issues. And this is definitely a good thing. I wonder if he now wonder that he should have done it earlier. Surprising though that a person who has such an issue with even say words like "penis" agreed to be part of a documentary and have a camera there when he took his pants off for the first time as well as having sex. This makes me wonder how staged it was. Otherwise it isn't a bad documentary showing the steps they make with their councilors.
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Fishy
scottedwards-8735927 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Clive Dancer, the gentleman featured, is a professionally trained actor, writer, director and performance artist. He has many acting credits to his name, including several that pre-date this documentary.
Whilst this documentary could be genuine, the fact that Dancey is a professional actor was deliberately not stated, and that is sufficient for me to call a foul.
Whilst this documentary could be genuine, the fact that Dancey is a professional actor was deliberately not stated, and that is sufficient for me to call a foul.
a documentary? Really?
jjr-764744 August 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I stumbled upon this while looking for the spoof movie "41 year old virgin who.knocked..." which may be why i thought at first it was a gentle and a little bit daring mockumentary.
But when i realized i was supposed to be watching a proper documentary, i started to feel manipulated (no pun intended). So we have a career actor, supposed to be terrified of his nakedness pulling his pants down in front of the camera before he very confidently handles a condom unwrapping, we have a virgin lady who never explored herself but instantly identifies, and correctly names the specialized section of the adult store she visits, a supposed sex therapist who invites her client "to look at her cl... and find her v...", in that order? (sorry for the words self-censorship, but it seems that they are unacceptable in their entirety to the curators of the database. Which i personally find misogynist but who am i to judge)
This is all either very sad, or very marginal or... very fake! A documentary, really?
But when i realized i was supposed to be watching a proper documentary, i started to feel manipulated (no pun intended). So we have a career actor, supposed to be terrified of his nakedness pulling his pants down in front of the camera before he very confidently handles a condom unwrapping, we have a virgin lady who never explored herself but instantly identifies, and correctly names the specialized section of the adult store she visits, a supposed sex therapist who invites her client "to look at her cl... and find her v...", in that order? (sorry for the words self-censorship, but it seems that they are unacceptable in their entirety to the curators of the database. Which i personally find misogynist but who am i to judge)
This is all either very sad, or very marginal or... very fake! A documentary, really?
Beautiful short doc that everyone should see at some point
thatenergygirl23 October 2020
I wish someone could write a code that ensured everyone could watch this film before they see porn for the first time! Although this has nudity, that is the extent of the similarities this documentary shares with the genre.
I have so much admiration to the two individuals who starred in this film. They were so authentically vulnerable... as much as their British sensibilities would allow anyways, which made them both all the more endearing. Them sharing these brilliantly juxtaposed experiences taught and made me feel so much in less than an hour.
The respect for Rosie's choices and her bravery in making them was such an important thing to see. Hers is a story I wish more young people could be exposed to and show some understanding and empathy towards.
Clive is such an outstanding individual. The healthy attitude and humo(u)r he had as he working through the guilty feelings of sex that he was raised with... and the love and goodness he projects... it is truly a wonder if women were not lined up around the block to be with him after this film!
As some one who stumbled upon this while looking for the more famous movie of a similar name, I am so glad choose to watch this one instead (sorry Steve Carell!)
I have so much admiration to the two individuals who starred in this film. They were so authentically vulnerable... as much as their British sensibilities would allow anyways, which made them both all the more endearing. Them sharing these brilliantly juxtaposed experiences taught and made me feel so much in less than an hour.
The respect for Rosie's choices and her bravery in making them was such an important thing to see. Hers is a story I wish more young people could be exposed to and show some understanding and empathy towards.
Clive is such an outstanding individual. The healthy attitude and humo(u)r he had as he working through the guilty feelings of sex that he was raised with... and the love and goodness he projects... it is truly a wonder if women were not lined up around the block to be with him after this film!
As some one who stumbled upon this while looking for the more famous movie of a similar name, I am so glad choose to watch this one instead (sorry Steve Carell!)
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